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The romance of the harem. By Miss Pardoe. v.1

Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1806-1862.London : H. Colburn, 1839.

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T H H A R E M .

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TH CI T O F T H S U LT A N .

at, & c.

ostnew toearandeye,

wearyfeet,

Moslemlu ury .

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R N , PUB L I H R ,

O R O U GH S T R E E T .

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ofmylate workon

eto offertothePublic

rienta lF ictions;

atedby theprofes-

, orS tory -te llerso f theEast,

thyTurksduring

articularlyinthat

heselectionw hichI

houtthewholework,

rnatural,saveinone

eallegorywasso

tIfelt itwould

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ase,alife-likeand

ances,toabrilliant

ncemyfictions

mtheGenii,terror

and beautyfrom

nlyofordinarymen

dualsplacedinposi-

ngs,almostunknown

erenttales,Ihave

certaindegreethe

flanguagein which

ight,andso constantly

encarefulneither to

heir opinions but

yas possibletothe

ry-dayTurkishlife;

y soe pressit, all idea

yselfforthetime with

rote.

dedin myattempt

ediumof thesefie-

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ineatingTurkish

odetermine; butI

onfidencethatthose

esofthe E astarefa-

yof thepictures

towhomtheyare

willfindsufficientat-

dpeculiarity,to carry

hevolumes.

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LUM .

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C O F T H H A R E M .

bythewandering

aveoverrunthe E ast,

obtainingtheadvice

octor,whowould,asa

edtheHanoumon his

emenandthewisewomen

airlygivenupthecase

rew worseandworse:

oremoodyandmelan-

edalikeofherdia-

s,andher husband,

thertountastedplea-

stobeprocured? Her

filledwiththe rarest

latetemptedbythe

telliteofthePasha

osthimselfin effortsto

dstilltherewasno satis-

cassian,lovelyasa

ofher poweroverthe

beauty,asthe tulip

amed; andcapricious

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C O F TH HA R E M.6

lthe haremofthe

hims. Someofher

sto saythattheir

eindispositionthanshe

oveofpowerand

it is, thatif the litt lebeauty

his,itcompletelyan-

emoree actingshe

haappearedtohang

nof thestateofa ffa irsin

t maybebelieved

gencewasreceived

chantonhiswayto

thecity ; andthat

sa Greekgirlofin-

eattalent,whomhe

an.

dbytwokavasses,-f-and

ushes,^ threwa

hobroughthim the

sfeetintohis slippers,

ce.

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O F T H HA R E M .

hemissiontoanof f icero f

dtothecaravanserai,

bodeofthemerchant

antlysuggesteditself,

eali e . Whatw erea

enputincompetition

adoredCarimfil? He

erfulslave,andher

uilethe ennuiofhis

imselftotheearth

afellacrosshisthresh-

otthisune pectedv isit

B uthew assoonre-

h o sh B u l d u k w e ll

ar; and, a fterhav ingtra -

eestothefeetof hisvi-

of hisgarmenttohis

ossedhis handsupon

raise hiseyes.

slavesofprice , isitnot

ha, ashetook possessionof

w asthereply.

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O F TH HA R E M.O

andarethereany

hythatI shouldlook

my lord? Theyare

eofthemare worthy

which willbeto

dise . "

dSa ifulaPasha, as

tandpresentedtohim

oodlippedwith

heapproachedwiththe

fillagreestand,redo,

ha: " Iw il lseethem

kingonthem,A llah

o n ly k n ow s . B a k al u m w e s ha l l

o n my h e ad b e i t " r e pl i ed t h e

dthegracefulsalam

partment.

eautieswereledtothe

Thereweregorgeous

,deep,flashingeyes,

heirfinely-moulded

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O F TH HA R E M.

anguidCircassians,with

ances,theirsnowy

te ly roundedlimbs; and

withtheirlanguishing

-tonedvoices.B utthe

ear; andasthe last

w,andthemerchant

eforethePasha,he

A r e t h e re n o m or e V

emy lord. Eva llahf

women,buttheyare

o g T sa i d th e S a t r ap s t er n ly :

d! W here istheyoung

ldback ?" "

enthisheadto the

rdjestsw ithhisslave the

a n i nf i de l a h a re m a d eh

thing, andlessthanno-

p ea ce , pe ac e ' ' s ai d th e Pa sh a,

eadshallanswerfor

ou, andsuchas

asure? Tchapouk

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O F TH HA R E M./

bringhithertheyoungGreek , or

urslavesa new

H e av e n fo r bi d ! " f a lt e re d

mylordhearhis ser-

rhasalreadybeenseen

acapta inofso ldiers, w ho isnow

ndwhohaspromised

arA gha o f theS ultan,

per )How , then, can

sbutasa doginhis

womanuntil hehas

PadishahP^-f-

' ' e c l ai m ed t h e Pa s ha , en r ag e d

doyoudaretoeatdirt

s,asthoughthey

w^ hentheyarebut

an,andtheinstigations

pituponthegraveofyour

eofyour mother!

stentoyou, w hen

B a k s e e ! t h e sl a ve

ady bringherhither

hs. fS overeign.

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C O F T H H A R E M.

eard oftheProphet,

w ithabow string! "

A l l ah i s g re a t ! " m u r-

preparedto obey

isfate!"

at ensued,the

e hiscuriositywas

cited; andyetheen-

affordedhimanew

snerves,whichhad

eredbyhis an iety

hewasin noun-

hmuchparade,and

pressionofcountenance,

ned,leadingina figure

loseandheavydra-

albeyondprice isatleast

idthePasha, endeavouringto

thanaffectationof

tetime; andIhaveoccupa-

sittingto witnessthe

y o u ar e t he m a st e r " r e -

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O F TH HA R E M.9

ast asidethemantle

smy lordwills.

aw assilent forit

ssingbeautywhich

aledtohim.The

teenyearsofage,

d gracefulasan

Sa ifulaPashahad

veinhis dreams; and

amtof paradise.O f

ver caughttheirdye

ngedwithlashesas

e longsilk yha ir, w hich

aboutherivory

ehue.Her slight

htjacketofemerald-

hgold; andthecymar

white asthebosom

smallfeetwere

broideredslippersof

allpearls; andthe

inen revealedan

metry .

th.W hat,indeed,

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O F T H H A R E M.

gainstahourilike

nthatmoment, think of

h i s id o li e d w if e ! " A n d

at ' " * w as h i s fi r st q u es t io n .

y l or d ? ' ' s a id t h e

eslaveishis.

t h at i s m uc h ; ^ ' s m il e d th e P as h a,

uefromhis mouth,

readofsmoke:" but

how farsha lltheybe

hez ebec, andsingsthe

" w asthereply : " nay ,

en,shecantelltales

*

A l l ah b e p ra i se d ! " e j ac u la t ed

timesincetheveilof

wn,histhoughtswere

beauty ; theProphet

cemore Ite llyouto

he slaveismine.

w h a t c an I s a y. ' " r e p l i ed t h e

Ihavegivenmuchforher

er.

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O F TH HA R E M.11

s h e is a w o nd e r S h e s pe a ks T u rk i sh

e; andhervoice isas

hegardensof N ish-

hasbeenenough, and

mpatientlybrok e inthe

,whatask youforthe

seyes,and hesitated

adbeenshrewdenough

hthee tremebeautyof

uponthePasha andhe

couragetonameaprice

to obtain,under

i n t he n a me o f t he P r op h et , t ha t

a rt l ed P a sh a " F i f ty

hundredpurses Lives

tamboulandParadise,

urses? "

usand, andbringhither

avetomyharem; "

gtohis principal

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O F T H H A R E M.

fficerwithdrew,heshuffled

Hppers,and,passing

thoutaglance,slowly

serai.

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O F TH HA R E M.13

fthe arrange-

mplished; forthePasha

selfthat itwasjust

Carirafilmightnot

meanswhichhehad

cation; andhetherefore

prise, andtoregaleher

syofthefair slave,

intoherpresence.

ordinglyscarcely

,erethePasha

montheyoung

carefullycon-

ighte pla intoher

newmistress,and

amusement. S heen-

whitearms folded

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O F T H H A R E M.

ereyes wereheavy,

hadbeenweeping.

a newcharmtoher

entherforeheadtothe

hechamber,the

it h a g en t le * K h o sh

w elcome.

,theslavestood

ithinthe room,and

asha.

e a r n ot ; " w a s h is n e t a d dr e ss ;

yroofshallbe ahappy

"

rmuredouta low sof tvo ice .

h e S a t r ap g a il y " y o ur s i s

chahouri.Howsay

yo u B e y a . ^ * ' T i s a mo r e

ha li ly ! "

m youarethemaster,

e r ep l y.

pursuedthePasha:

ourta lentshavebeen

tthattheyarew orthy

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O F TH HA R E M.15

beenlavishedon

eautifulenoughto

a peri,andbornof

shesbeneathacruel

storetoher eyesthe

em.B ethistask

gentlehand, anda

etask ; ' " sa idthefair

ow Iamready. "

w e l l s ai d , my s o ul ' " * e c l ai m ed

allbethehakeem, towhom

bloom,andto whom

newalofthe hap-

ongbeen astranger.

youarewelcome, fa irB eya , to

sha.

ordthatIshouldenter

demandedKatink a, somewhat

yz ebec, andsingtothe

ofourmounta inmelodies? * "

sa idtheSatrap;

tsheshouldseethemin-

ervoice:thatwere too

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O F T H H A R E M.

Pasha look edpatroni ingly,

rdstheyoungGreek.

sunbeamuponmarble

dnotra isehereyes; and, a ftera

umbly

atIshouldsing.

ketheheartof thebeau-

ousasthemoodinwhichhe

wl l " s a id t h e Pa s ha a n d

eorders toanattendant

onductedtoan apart-

habitedbythe B uyuk

beheardunseen.

eslaveawaited

raw; but,oncemore

rformedhersalam

attendantfromthe

dilyonhersofa,

er maidenstoarouse

ehadcastaside her

,andflungherfeather-

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O F TH HA R E M.17

rindisgust.Costlyper-

se ofsilverona small

rvalsshepassedher

vapourasif uncon-

rescatteredover

werswere strown

werealikeunheeded.

helanguorofdisease

butratherborethe

edmelancholy,fedby

head,as alowstrain

r :itwasa wild

,halfsadness; and,

ht,it fastenedatonce

arimfilHanoum,who

ushions,andlistened

se.

GR E E K S L A V E .

wings.

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O F T H H A R E M.

r;

leaf

p

m.

eather;

ndspring

w

.

r;

dyouth

longintervalthe

nedmotionless.The

enedmemorieswhich

and, w henatlengtha

rchargedheart,she

hattheinvisiblemusi-

oreher.

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O F TH HA R E M.19

noftapestrywas

stoodonthethreshold

and.

nd e rf u l ! ' ' b r ok e f ro m t he l i ps o f

rnestlyoneachother; and

lfwayacrossthefloor,

hadsprungfromher

beredthatshewhohad

nowbecomehermis-

dsuddenlywiththeindig-

ow,andwouldhave

htedyoungHanoum

" shemurmured, asthe

wassucceededbya

ddelight: " Whence

areyou, asthef irstroses

heperis dearhaveyou

yof the lovedandlost!"

fa irland f romthe

wonttowandertoge-

: " butw henyouw eregone

ng theirheads; and

murmuredonlysadness.

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O F T H H A R E M.

cemore,andthesor-

mesince weparted

stisoverpast ' ' hastily in-

fromthishour,be-

ef ree. A ndasshe

o thesofa,andseated

ePashathat,in the

his wifehadfounda

elearntthefactw itha

hichhedidnot seekto

againvisitedthebeautiful

ightdanced inher

wreathedwithsmiles,

elfthathewassatisfied

eenmoreconversant

man sheart,hemight

dthateventhemeeting

edin herownland

ouldbeinsufficientto

greatachangeinthe

tS a ifulaPashawasnq

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O F TH HA R E M.21

e; theef fectde lighted

ehimselfw astothe

lookednodeeper

he chibouqueofcon-

nof justice,aswell

llthat appertainedto

sterynorjealousye -

summerthatthe

onversinginlowwhis-

nishedhappiness.The

edrawnback ; and

eapartmentstretched

esofthe palace,faras

untainsofdelicatewhite

ngwatersintothe air

ded,touchedbythe

itfellbackuponthe

likeatideof gems.

geweresuspendedin

nchesofthe talltrees,

nbow-tintedflowers;

he lime-budsandthe

thinglyuponthewind.

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O F T H H A R E M.

ttherew asasaddening

usca lmw hichthefa ir

se; tearsstoodinher

biddensighroseat inter-

fortwhichshemadeto

fondlyonherfor a

gingherwhitearmsabout

ly

m y ey es w he n S a if ul a Pa sh a

foracerta inslavew hom

onthsback,it was

tbeabletow ^ iile

sadness.Howsay

k ill? My f irsttale

eavowsherloveto the

therestmaybemoreopenly

Prophetgrantthat, l ik ethebul-

som-love,theymaybe

chancesomewhatsad.

m y mi s tr e ss , s ha l l it b e s o ? "

m y s ou l ! " a n sw e re d h er c o m-

to listen. A nd, having

odiouslyamongher

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O F TH HA R E M.23

erselfofthefair hand

nglyamonghertresses,

ndedbyherslaves,pre-

e ofhernew-found

fora moment,

duponher brow

en,suddenlysmihng

er side,shestrucka

ec,andcommencedher

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O F T H H A R E M.

R CHA N T.

nMouradtheSecond,

ayoungmanwhose

er,whohadbeena

on,diedwhilehis

dhismotherhadlived

earsofherwidowhood

ffectionwhichdidnot

adtheyouthrepaid

parent; andof tendid

stheProphetwhohad

hergreyhairs.

nt,imaginative,and

emarkableforhis

ersonalattractions.

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R CHA N T.25

story, Imustbee cused

n; andIw illgive it

e.Toastatureso

temperedbye treme

onsideredalmostas

vantagesofanoblee -

andfeaturesofthe

darkeyeshad a

sofe citement,the

meteoricbriUiancy;

ofmingledscornand

workingsofthespirit

heturban never

hat ofHassanE f-

ofcachemireever

rousheart.

describedhim, it

setoanythatHas-

surpassinginterestin

r,or Treasurertothe

eyoungman the

e wasgratefullyre-

morevaluabletoHassan

wnafather sfondness.

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O F T H H A R E M.

eaddedthereverence

epenedthefeehngwhich

overhise istence;

ts,despitehisyouth

spentinthe societyof

nd.

whenoneofthose

hichdescendnowhereso

theE ast,over-

ndhefoundhimself

oursat aperiodwhen

tohim.N orwashis

osswhichaccompanied

true, hisfortune,

edintactandunin-

er; hew asstil lsur-

indulgence; buthis

erthrongedwiththose

een wonttocrowdit,

deverbeenconsidered

eawokeonthemor-

ariedbya nightof

onlytofind himself

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R CHA N T.27

eandstartlingto

medtoa bevyof

erdofsuppliants toathrong

s inf indinghisa ltar

eincense-breathing

nttoencircleit ; and

wanderedlist-

sspacious apart-

aside,andlefthiscoffee

hile,hepassedinto the

milesofNef i- abah,

imto joy.A ndyet

fewshortmonths,

ntle asthe" Morn-

ameshebore , dark -eyedas

ulasafaw n, N ef i-

her lovelinessforthe

apileofcushions

ter-dar,andlooked

oldnessfellupon

dfor awhilesilent;

othing,for hersi-

nofondga elin,

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O F T H H A R E M.

andatingeofbitterand

withthesigh that

stretchedher jewelled

c,andsweptthecords

breathofevening

rwassoftenedby

inhisturn; but,

o r N e f i - a b ah ; f o r, a s

vedthemselvesinto

ssan; and,whilethe

reathingoutalayof

patiatingonthedelights

ask edhimself , " have

riguesofyears O f

alsevowsof thetime-

owedinmypath ?

theintrigueshave

ef la tterershaveprovedfa lse

fcourtfavourwerethe

ked,andtheyhave

adeofdisappointment.

evengemyselfonfate.

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R CHA N T.29

mbitionyieldtothe

.Iam nolongerthe

m stillthefriendof

epossessionofpower

onestheart? When

sscattereduponthe

hichishiddeninthedepths

tumultofthebil-

ectiontheDefter-

and,asthesmileof

osetohislip, Nef i-

andsmiledin herturn

e periment.

posureof thee -

to thosearoundhim.

the samehandwhich

an alsotwinethe

andheacceptsthe

composureashe sub-

beggary,suddenlyas

s towringamurmur

nworldlyad-

ssessionsasmere

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O F T H H A R E M.

egraveasthe great

and, unlik ethetheo-

dmittingthesamebe-

houghthe w erethe

theA lphaandOmegaofa ll

theMusse lmaun, insteadof ter-

hapistolorara or, or

tha doggedand

shimbeyondthe pale

trophisestheenergies

n him,calmlyresigns

hadnotpowerto

stofthat whichstill

aswealthy; heyet

anquil,andevencostly

ncewasuntouched,it

hhadpassedaway

nces,noTurkwould

tof complaint; or

objectofcommisera-

heR ama anw as

themorrow w asthefeasto f

Def ter-darere longquitted

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R CHA N T.31

ments, inordertopreparethe

od,it iscustomary

mbersofthe house-

rnedahastyglanceon

oundhim,eachen-

ndkerchiefin which

uld notrepressthe

ofthememoryof

ionthatthe linkthat

o wereabout

e ofinterest,not

sedaway,ashis eye

preparedforHassan;

stness,heoncemore

urehimselfthatthe

ove.

ofCachemire,whose

daprovince,con-

mascusdagger,anda

stols; and,asthe

eapons,andrefolded

ntothehand o fa

feringoffriendship,

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O F T H H A R E M.

m browandacheer-

ntmentwasnotyet

e Defter-darwas

tevento thelast

w ork ofbounty , the

smanypackagesas

y,andhastenedon

erethegreetings

passedon; andeach

heencounteredonhis

owshipand con-

yatthis solemnfeast

osphorus thedis-

uponthew ind; and

citedandpreoccupied,

ssionof oneoftheim-

umptuousgiftdestined

nconsciouslypursuedhis

youngE ffendi.

redfarmoreatthe

anthe Defter-dar

rw asno longerinthe

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R CHA N T.33

hadatta inedtheage

ances,acertaindegree

neveryman.He

cetoperceiveandtoap-

duncertaintyof

denergeticenough

consolation.B ut

shyearswhenthedew

thew aysideofe -

usandbrighttints

hichblossomthere.

sefulandcare-

aminationandself-go

mprehendthepos-

dlydistinctions,

y the-moresocial

andregard.Hehad

er-darasuponone

st; andhecouldnot,

disentanglethose

gbeen blentinhis

epitiedthe indi-

heonlymournedthe

sfriendwith thesam.e

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O F T H H A R E M.

emovedin prideand

idHassan, inreply to

nu-gul, hismother; " is

mayhavepassed

o liftanirreverent

toderideitswantof

ofthemorning have

" '

tortedtheagedw oman,

nd depositedbeside

mbroideredcachemire

accowithwhichshe

theDefter-darhasstill

aprince; andfear

e c l ai m ed H a ss a n,

nat theinferenceof

mother; Mashallah!

hericheswithwhich

veIbeenboughtata

ouk now mebetter? I

orldholds notthe

waymy heartfrom

beenafathertomein

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R CHA N T.35

protectorinmunifi-

e workofhisown

still lovesme,nothing

eillsoflife should

ssedthelips ofthe

enaslaveofYusnu-

erlessatthedoorof the

andanembroidered

e feetofHassanas

andthen,retreating

er handsbeforeher,

rders ofherlord.

throbbingheart,

thehandkerchief

rselffromherrecum-

eyesonthecostly

about toreveal.

onofacquiringanew

hichagitatedHassan

softheboksha: itwas

giftofferedon theoc-

waysinproportion

whichtheindi-

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disheldbythe

mayconsequentlybe

kerchiefdeliveredup

untedtohis brow,

s deepeyes,ashedis-

ashirto f thestuf fw orn

osphorus; pantaloons

edbythe peasantry;

sweremeetonly to

e -metkian,ordomestic

entwhichhad been

vouritefriendof the

oungman remained

efspacesufficedfor a

Yusnu-gul. " S he-

ai s e be t o G od ! " s h e e c l a i me d ;

nk astoneedsuch

Defter-darbecomea

takeyoufortheson

sendsyougarments

enchok adam, you

bearthiswithoutc om-

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t.Hesatwith his

sbreast,lostin

ndignationofhismother

udandlessmeasured,

iedin abrokentone:

avereadthemeaningof

he islordofhisow nw ill, andI

himforitse ercise.

edtohim; andheisf ree

.It ishisownfiat

yhefindanotherheart

dlyandas faithfully

vedone hadhenot

'

dthew ords and

ewaddedcovering

hw hichhehadbeen

edhispelisse about

treet.Hehadneed

asblowingfromthe

abouredandpainful

ffocatedhim.

onta iningabra iero fheatedcharcoa l,

verlets.

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d ha v e bo r ne ; ' * h e m ur -

uttoberank edamong

tobeputuponafooting

tobetacitly taughtthathe

othervarletwhomhe

thisonly Icannot

tohavebutonefriend,

manwanderabout

busyhumof the

tthebrighteyeswhich

ssed,frombeneaththe

ereturnednotthegreetings

mby hisacquaintance,

hewasthe subject.

one engrossingidea;

yrepeated," Ill-fated

nef riend, andto lose

theyoungE ffendi

ts,just astwilight

roundhim; anden-

sof thecity.The

ishfemalesinthestreet.

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hingamongthetall

wedthegraves,andthe

amedcoldandghastly

stance theillu-

kefairypalaceshung

thoutwasbrightenedby

vel Hassanfe ltas

ockery ; andw hilehe

graves,hecongra-

nessof hisspiritthat

efervourof thefeeling

Y e s ; t h ey t o o mu s t ru n

gaffection; butas

forthemtheveil isstil l

hata llmenaretruth

ha llah Itrustin

ydraughtofbitterness,

atedHassan! to

to losehimthus! "

riendshipatyourbright

' m u rm u re d o ut a l o w vo i ce

allhandwaslaid

oshder it isnothing.

y-beardandthe

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rdisyetblack asthemid-

en asthedaggerin

endshipisbutthedregsw hich

enyouthhasdrained

endshipistheco ldresting-place

ase tinguishedthe

sweptonwardon

abledarkness.Y ou

hip thespringsun

ers:thefruitsof

am.Y ouarelike

st,becausehelacks

hand.

dw hatw ouldyouw ith

, gloomily .

so , " w asthereply ;

y tobe justtoyourse lf

wshasitsrose itmur-

eavenwithoutone

re isacharmeveningrie f

hy.B utthebrightest

s, andthesmoothest

bitterthought; and

ick-hearteddowellto

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rfeet,ereit becomes

tered.

p h il o so p hy ; a f fi e t oU a h

" sa idHassanw itha

downtotakeacloser

erestedinspite of

the adventure:

oporasto icwhopro-

ask edthe low , sof t, but

:" thestoicofthree-

ngehisc reedatfifty

f endi, if youcould

beheveme.

n?^ sa idtheyoung

sthe laughingre joinder:

now syounot? Thosewho

e, nevertheless,not

placently." Ihave

ur:Iwould fainsave

recursingyourfelech,

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r ownworstenemy.

intoyonderspot,

clustero fbla ing

eeyeintoa beliefof

ut amoment,and

ctasyou deem

ed; and,ashefol-

epsofhis strange

he lightnessofher

efulundulationsofher

heyhadatlength

indicated,and that

c,andrevealedtohim

he hadeverlooked,

ndhe demandedhur-

w sa idyouthatyouw ere

m u rm ur e d th e l ow v oi c e.

na me d ! " e c l ai m ed

; " fo ryourconstella tion

e ascendant.S peak!

ldyoua llmyerrand.

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miletoyour lip,and

rmoullahsmayprate

o u r Pa s ha s o f po w er o u r

Ipromiseyoua llthese, if

tune.A ndnow,

if youw ill; o rbidme

partto-night,wepart

oman; thesunhas

none,saveyourself,

How sayyou?

C anmysmile lighten

n y o u kn o wb e st i t i s

youtrusttome?"

erna lly .

dF e lech-so , asshereadjusted

rheavycloakmore

" I sha ll leadyoubybye-

reets:followmeat a

useemeenter thedwel-

conductyou,the

oumaysafelypass

m u rm u re d H as s an .

f fendim? W henoncew e

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and thatthesame

befreeto fillyour

and toserveyour

usico fmyz ebecbe

mursof thecity? and

bemoreda z lingthan

s?"

andinthene t

eshortand rapid

ncethroughbyeways

ttimeshecaught

rus,baskinginthereflec-

thehill-seatedcity:

dhim,to followthe

narrow street buthe

fterthehurried walk

oleofwhichtimehe

smysteriousguide,he

theportalofa stately

wlaylonguponthe

acrossthethreshold.

stoodonthesamespot:

orewarned,remained

lyback,strodethrough

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elfin aspacious

onlybyone dim

nsomeperple ity , and

cionthat treachery

whensuddenlya

h costume,who

nghisarrival,sei ed

whimforward.

ge noratemperament

t,as hewashurried

ages,anddraggedup

wnanother,wherethe

nlybyhis ownfootfalls

a vagueapprehension

butitw asby thistime

n couldhehaveescaped

adnoresistance

he wasconsciousthat

to retracehispath:

ncesheresolved

venture,terminateas

n,he bestowed

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movementsofthe

andsoonbecame

hebuildingintowhich

se tremelyspacious,

denthesameground

stancewhichproved

emotiveofits owner,

ytomystifyhimas to

t. Notaglimpseof light

hequitted thecourt;

yin frontofhimsud-

oluntarilypressedhis

shieldthemfroma

him.Pealsof ring-

ounds ofmany

ejoyousvoicesofwomen,

d,ashehastilywithdrew

elech-sodetached

ngbeauties,asfair

approachedhimwith

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R CHA N T Continued.

nu-gulinherapart-

allsofeverypassing

achinturn heralded

butHassancamenot!

andtheilluminated

air,likefieryshafts,

ght,whilethe bosom

moltenmetalbeneath

f t inthedistance, and,

oramerrysongrang

andstillHassancamenot!

nu-gulrathermarvelled

all theyouthof

nthegladcity, and

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everlovedto bethe

gedwoman,there-

erpipe,andsipped

n conjecturesasto

ordinaryconductofthe

piningsattheun-

rhigh-heartedson.

dthroughthelap of

boomedalongthe

ssion,whiletheflitting

mmeringalongthe

ic lightning glancing

dars,andspreadingin

mantleof golden

engththecold grey

and chillyinthe

of theA siaticcoastloomed

hewhitebuildingsof

eakinthe faintsky;

cutarilookedlike

amsof dayrevealed

asthemorrowof

ndstillHassanreturnednot!

rsonwitha devotion

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und,hadwatched

utasensationof

ungandhigh-spirited,

ndetainedbyhis

rtof themotherwas

amidthe dissipation

gethis recentmorti-

y,cheerlessdawn

iousthoughts. A lik e

dto theweary

sick andtothesorrowing

ad andsodepressingas

ghtstandtogetheron

ough eachwere

mpire.

undher,Y usnu-gul

what! Hassan

anduncompromis-

mighthenothave

hofhisresent-

edtheDefter-dar

-gulw asw oman

tragedaff ectionis

chmaybeerected

ofhatr.His altach-

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urerhadbeendivestedof

andself - interest a

freverenceandregard

rthemostgenerousspiritw hichis

ndthemotherfoundno

einthe suggestionsof

removedhermorning

wasyetabsent; and

eyandfadedwoman

rthrobbingbrain.

foundbyNef i-

eoftheDefter-dar,who,

of theB airam,entered

,followedbyacouple

tingasideheryashmac,

rofHassana browas

so , youaretardyw ithyour

commencedthebeautiful

manhadutteredno

nordo Iask f romyou

shallah! thewrongs

e sonarefitly

fthe mother.

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ofHassan, speak ! ' '

y.

Hassan! ' ^ w asthe

hatIcantamelysuf ferthe

affectionsofthe

yesdim, ormycheek s

rlookedbecausehe

areadyw it? Ishenot

o - be a rd ? " "

theDef ter-dar? " "

agleamofjoylit up

e isnot " demanded

shly ; " w heneventhe ingra-

sabsence duringthe

notyetopenedthe

evar w hatisthis

ursemoreflattering to

satthenon-appearance

, Ef fendim; " " sa id

' ' a f terthebok sha lik

onouredmyson,

rT O F HUN O I

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pectedthanksat

a llah! HassanE f fendiisno

couldnotdesireone

la imedtheC ircassian; " but

ouriteforgotthefriend,

ponthe Defter-dar.

ai q ue j he I ' " * * s a id t h e

hand,ofwhichthe

evaluabletothe

arems- " fo llow ed

nly forapeasant' '

rw hosefe llow w ouldbe

ghoutthegoldencity

e d N e f i - a b ah .

c o mm en c ed t h e ag e d wo m an .

eredthe lo insof the

ophet" brokein

andswitha gesture

s.

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nce,andhastilycom-

ftheDefter-darshould

tor; whenthesurprise

treme, onsee ingthe

mentswhichhadbeen

gift ofhisprotector.

lydidNef i- abah

hecontentsofthe hand-

eparedbythe hands

vourite; and,forget-

ectofcomplaint

oonengagedasan iously

athousandcontradic-

cturesastothe cause

ut, a las! inva in

nsult, ande pla in

ay.Theheartof

edheart and, asshe

watersoftheB os>

ysof summer,she

elt nottheircharm:

emedto bethegrave

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murmurtoherse lf inher

re beneaththatsmilingand

ymanlyboy myonly

myeyes, themoonofmy

osevoiceis hushed;

santhehigh-

ournless deeplythe

urite.O fhisdeath,

eath,it wasimpossible

ourtodiscoverhis fate

ndthefirstanguishof

tothec almerbutno

nation,whenaletter

the handsofthe

thasurprisewhich

dulity,onrecogni ing

ofHassan.

I n t he n a me o f t he m o st

uchw erethecontentsof the

you, andtothew orld;

and, hav ingtoldyou

ngin elucidationof

ebewildered,and.

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edyou.I thinkof

y yourmemorydw ellsw ithme

tlight lingerswiththe

orasthe visionofdeparted

espirit ofthede-

rememberthat

veforgottena llthat

dmyaffection.I

thegentlerreminis-

boutmyheart too

nder! Ipartedfrom

dnessthatyou hadla-

tokenofaffection,every

he spontaneousoffering

ture . A las! Inow appeal

ant.If youeverloved

m e i f y ou w o ul d s av e me

ng, f romdeath aspeedy

cherishnodoubt, admitno

penetrateamysterytoo

.Donot despisenor

beringonlythelovingtrust

communion,bestow

llahhaspouredinto

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O F T H H A R E M.

me fromdestruction

e moon,apurse,

ndpiastres,onthetall

eriffhtofthe great

fS cutari; onew illbe

asyouloveme, linger

s fact,nortopalter

ngeitheryou will

more pityand

-readtheletter

utthatthehand-

homhehadlovedso

ofYusnu-gul; and, a lthough

obbingpulse,he

dding.

aintlyinthe sky,

ntoa paleandsickly

r,leavinghiscaiqueat

ywoundhisway

mberingcity,and

sstately necropolis.

heavingtheheavy

sighs; buttheDefter-

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ose.Heplunged

grave-forest,and

tone whichhadbeen

s oneofthosesmall

marbleforthe useof

ngdogs,socommon

thehttlebasinwas

he generousfriend

adbeenrequired of

nglookinto the

nslowlymoved

partwithoutonere-

dtheDefter-darhadnot

wyards,erehe paused,

kyfigureflittedacross

stant beneaththe

epvoicemurmured, " It is

e -courtierw asoncemore

eepstillness.

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R CHA N T continued.

a l o ng a n d dr e ar y y ea r

becametothe Defter-

ofapainfuldream;

deepen,andthefact

cemoretoarousea llthe

ofthosewhohadloved

ttenHkethefirst in

n thehandsofthe

ationof thatperiodby

hebearer,unmovedby

dcastoffhisslippers

x -Treasurer, andthere

a n th e m is s iv e " o n ce I w a s

tomeasafather, and

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Istill holdyouin

ess! Imaybefor-

vebeenso long; yetIprayyou

mory.Iamindanger

antdanger andyoua lonecan

hy, youaregenerous

hisletter.S hould

ainmy messenger,

p.If,however,you

fromdestruction,let

tythousandpiastres.

willpreserveme

sthope ofthemiserable

dthestrangeslave

ibedhimwithgold and

nedhimwiththebasti-

buthecoulde tort

ntposition orthe

.

a inme, andheislost; "

rythreat." Dog

udingyourpursuit, his

entofbribe and

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vulnerable . ' If yoQ

Iamthebearer, he

; andformyse lf , inthat

ffendim,Iaskofyou

amoment,the

iredsuminthe hands

daccompanieditwitha

hipandan iety,to

softhemostaffectionate

besoughthimto

terytohisbest friend,

uredlybe,whenit could

ther ofhisyouthand

ood; hepromised,

lifeinjeopardyby

lly , toe ertforhimall

possessedatcourt; and

serablepictureof the

theringawayintoa

rave.

oncluded,andthe

eepingoftheslave,it

imtodepartun watched

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R CHA N T.61

t uponhistrack,

ntricatecourse ofthe

edinva in the inat-

edtorender abortive

andhereturnedtothe

efeatedandbaffled.

sedaw ay ; and, even

Hassan,thedisconsolate

admournedherson,

e losttoherfor ever,

resignation; but

citedmindcouldnot

ofthis newmystery,

andshebentbeneath

ebendstothetempest

strainedbranches,bowed

stance,rendthe

ng,sodid thefeelings

ndencouragedinthe

ktheheart thatcould

ger.

eninthinkingof

angefanciesonhis

thopedthatheshould

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O P TH HA R E M .

hisletterhadre-

ergrievedthansur-

e ltthat, hadHassanbeen

erethishavereturned

whomhehadloved

he,consequently,visited

systemofcoercion

appearanceamonghis

ntangledtheravelled

meshesthe pooryouth

wouldhavee erted

deverynervetorestore

ohearofhimonly to

eofknowinghimto

asatormentrather

iousaffection. His

hisformerassociateshad

lone,remembered

ethewouldhavethanked

htthetidingsof his

tobe: athirdtime

n avo icef rom

arecordofhisjeopardy

ohadcherished

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" h e wr o te , " H a ss a n th e

isgrief beforethe

Mourad.Ihavea

whadpassedover your

htwasaltogether

nso Ik now notif

tnot, thoughyouprocla im itto

tars:thesage

gofthosewhichfade

commonga eall isun-

ltroubleyounomore thisis

e , orIamlost go ld

havegold,andyour

ecan Iapply.I

an,butitisonlythe

carenotwhatmay

write toyounomore.

r ot e ct o r ! s a ve m e ag a in o n

lacethesamesumasbeforeatthe

andthenpityand

emissiveby

goldintothehandsof

dcoldlytellinghimthat

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enhelisted Theman

of thecourtier,made

dwithdrew.A she

tealthilyback tonote

streetwasempty;

fter-darhadbeensuf-

incehimthatthe e -

assanwererapidly

hisformerfriend.

germadefewdigres-

and,afterhalfan

uponthe doorofa

nstantlyadmitted.

arnta lessonofself-

the attendantwhom

sionintrustedwiththe

he wasmorbidly

and, suf feringthemessenger

se bythemainportal,

d,hehastilychanged

passed outbyaside

arden,and thence

inginthemainstreet,

onjecturedthatthe

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sconfidentofrecog-

ustultimatelypass. Nor

njecture; for,having

earrivedinthegreat

ersonwhomhewas

having,moreover,by

,preventedallsus-

htbe createdbyhis

n,hehaderel ongthe

aveturn thecornerof

towardsthe great

.

,astheycrossed

passedbeside itsstately

famongthecrowd;

estreetbeyondit, to

eenthestranger and

atdefiance.Here-

edbackatintervals,

trustaltogethertohis

wheneverthishappened,

sed,asthoughhewere

dehispath; orfairly

madeafewbackward

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O F T H H A R E M.

crossedthatofhis

ventingtheperfect

ouldhave betrayed

Defter-dartracked

othe dwellingwhich

nventuredto lingerfor

eighbourhoodtomark

ar:buthe camenot

efter-darfinallybenthis

feelingofonewhois just

edandpainfuldream.

dstrict butguarded

oon learntthehistory

itants.Itwasthe

s,ofastern andpious

umbyname,whose

tof theGrandS eigniour

gelytothepoor and

esyeverywandering

medherhospitality,

plyrepaidby their

endeavourbysubtle

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R CHA N T.67

mationofamore mys-

ure; thew holedayw as

shake,oratleastto

ell-connectedstory;

becamemorethanever

asureswhichheshould

ly-wovenamystery.

dtheDefter-dar

tosleep.Helay re-

es,eachlessfeasible

ya newideaburst

aprayertoA llahandthe

mselfquietlyuponhis

his lip,andslept.

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O F TH HA R E M.

R CHA N T CO ntinved

purse-bearerofthe

he greatTcharchiof

arlyan hour; and

r morethanoncere-

mhishps,and leant

tening.W henat

sedat oncetothe

di; and, hav ingmadehis

tfallbehindhim the

hichveiledthedoor

frombeneathhis

f,fromwhichhetook

ektachy,orMountain

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ddedcapofcloth

nwool; thebuffalo-

n; thebroadbelto f

withaclaspof metal;

avyrosary,the iron

girdle,andthe ample

peedilycompleted;

adpassedsince the

erethee -courtier

fullgarbofa mountain

dar,howevere cellent

be, wouldnotventure

eofday ; andthe

ylaidasideuntilthe

s longshadows,the

ousfriend.

hourarrived; and

doutintothe street

ves,notaprostration

neyeturnedonhim

n himenter.S atis-

usproofofhis suc-

ehearto f theE f endi

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O F T H H A R E M.

pressedforwardto

ousHemdoune

low hishandtofa lter

remembereddoor.

derehissummons

matelyasturdyslave

esiroustoveiltheinte-

hega eof the in-

edthe portalsuffici-

ntdervishto per-

w asofvaste tent

ns,althoughscantily

ichran roundits

wever,tobedi-

the surlinessofa

ista leof trave landweari-

ceinsuredto itthe

ner.

dicaresnottoopenher

sa idtheslavecoldly ; " she

otseemly.B utyou

retravel-spent; I

andshallbespeedy

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stun,uponmyheadbe

youareatherthresh-

wait ingthereplyof the

edthedoor,andthe

ngfootstepssoon

returned,andwith

trangertothe roofof

sidetogivehimen-

darfoundhimselfin a

rble,aroundwhich

openeda rangeof

ttletime toacquaint

rhe washastily

abledistancedown

and,finally,intoa

rablebeauty,sur-

,bya gallery,whose

chlywroughtand

swas affordedbya

sthat sweptdownward

yapartment; hecast

e wasabouttofol-

mberontheground

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pperswas heard,

bowedreverently

whichhastily ap-

" ask edavo ice

rsh,hadnottime

itsasperity ; " N e

nIsay? Isthisthedervish

ight beneathmy

asthequestionw asuttered, a

ergedfromthemass

d heldalampclose

eddevotee.

forethespeaker,

eaffirmative.

thatrungpain-

sultofthe assurance

fromits effects,the

wasenvelopedwascast

ld transferredtotheslave

sideher and, asshe

rsalongthe gallery

gaglareof liglitby

momentarilyblinded,

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R CHA N T.73

merbirds,forth

as fairasthemorn-

musicallaughter

tmosphereofjoyabout

endedthemarble

nd e rf u l ! h e r e i s on e , " h a l f

witheredcronewho

essof therevels, " one

apletofbeadsandthe

kstocheatusinto a

ook to it, a llo fyou,

eyhere . A nd, asshe

eputthelampinto the

youngbeauties,

ocking,halfcurious,

merchantasthe old

ne,andthenpassedit,

ead,toherneigh-

erpart inthissin-

tallhaddisclaimed

nger sidentity,he

group,utterlyunable

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ofa scenesuchas

forewitnessed; andso

sbvtheloveliness

r hispersonalsafety

Thatthe character

neHanourainthe

togethermerited,he

d,asheglancedtowards

amewhostood

d eagereyes,as

secret onhisbrow,

escrowdeduponhim,

ret thathehadun-

utrepentancecame

rlyinher power,and

could savehimfrom

sw ithtrave l, once

voiceoftheold

ieda lldaybeneatha

ersoilnordustupon

efthisslippersonthe

isyet unfaded.Let

blastuponhis buf-

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ethebenefitof his

endim, isyourbreath

ethiscourtesy? " '

the Defter-dar s

hehesitatedfora

beingperfectlyigno-

inthisnewscience;

theprimitiveinstru-

odiscordantandun-

the lauonhingmaidens

ent,andperfectly

umthatherordinary

her.

me , c om e ; " s h e e c l ai m ed , " w e

fornomoremoun-

er,donehisbest to

dto repayhisgood-

mydaughter,to

shewhimthewonders

dhimcarefully

hisfatigue Iw illbe

nd, withanotherf iendish

ehall.

nthestrangerforan

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O F T H H A R E M.

ntandfar-offmemory

gibilityin hermind;

esodangerousa

moment, shew asbusily

mpanionstoreplace

eDefter-darwitha

standbeauty,andto

geapelisserichlylined

henthiswasdone,

destablishedhim

ns,whosegolden

eouslyonitsgroundof

whileonef il ledhischi-

danotherhandedto

utecupofmocha,in

reedgold, lipped

stablishedherselfona

nd, withhergraceful

e,regulatedthemove-

rangedthemselvesin

ancethedanceof the

led,buthewasnot

atallthiswaspart

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R CHA N T.77

wilderand throwhim

asno longeryoung

soncaptivetothe

t.Darkeyeswere

rmswerewreathing

ettytresseswere

houldersaswhiteand

r-darsawall,and

ga edabouthim, he

hadoncebeentold

ofthe diversions

owdsflocktogether,

rpavilionsofcrim-

,andtoseefair

mimictheadventures

hrougha longand

ecourseofonebrie f

theDefter-daronthe

hat itwasahollow

chmusterelongfade

ealities; andwhen

dflitted pasthimin

pedthemselvesabout

sure,hethankedthem

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O F T H H A R E M.

eassteadyasits

asedwhenHem-

eapartment,and,as

everyfairhead bent

e ll, " shesa id, asshe

er; my lordhascast

owonlytotellus

devisenewmodes

leisurehours.

w h a t c an I s a y ? Y o u d o

e, Ef fendim, sa idthe

thatIamnotthatw hich

s true,andIwill

attemptinglonger

ne itheramIthat

suggest.Y our

hbeyondmy poor

ngratitudetotell

dfora moment,he

ghteyeof F elech-so

asitseemed, deprecatingly ,

havebeenonly fancy

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nherearnestga e, and

nvince himselfof

hastilyavertedwhen

m er c ha n t, E f e n di m , tr a di n g fr o m

atothefaircityof

tfreightedan outward-

produceof tenyears

fsoscantilyprovided

meetthedailyoutlay

nce,untilthearrivalof

whomIaman iously

r; andwhohaspro-

tureofsoprofitablea

holdto hisword,my

aight,beingun-

khanwithoutthe

airlyforthe accommo-

usua ldress" w itha

thecostumeofamoun-

thatinthat guiseI

bythealmsofthe

andcharitable

hedmeasIstoodin

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O F T H H A R E M.

aresofthe city,

uarterIshouldfirst

dmeat once.Ihave

eanimpostor,E f-

tmeforth,I shall

urfiatwithouta

heDefter-darglanced

thistimetherecouldbe

ssionofunutterablere-

eatures,butshesat

yaside, andher

om,asthoughshe

ationofthestranger.

ea lly toopoorto lodge

nsera i? " sa idHem-

ively.

w astheconcisereply .

ock usw ithanew

dw omanangrily , " w hen

ofyourpoverty,

ngera diamond

omaprovince !

tobecheatedtwice . '

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r-dardidnotreply

desertedhim and

metohisbrow,ashe

relessnesswhich,for

apscosthimhis

t withherkeen

dentlygloatingoverhis

erhimtodepartafter

m,forsome hidden

crets ofherhouse-

ughto believeeven

ashew ouldnotscrupleto

fectualmeans,ofso

quallyassured; and,

dto makeonemore

mselftamelytoa fate

ttoguess.

a llbehiddenf romthe

tsha llresistthebil low ?"

dmirationof theshrew d-

Isitnotinva inthatI

onofmy secretfrom

homitisgivento

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ifendim; " and,

reoftheoldwoman,

ger,andplaceditin

withapangthat the

egift oftheS ultanin

ndthatitwasnow,in

forever! " thisring

.Lookonitwell,

adiamondofsur-

beyed:shepassed

wnbonyfinger,and,

rthe light, andascer-

pot orblemish; and

herhand toandfro,it

owtints,she with-

erofthe saloon,and

are ofthetapers,

ich,witheverymove-

g outintothedark-

shesa id, moreblandly

s shereturnedtothe

theSultanhimself

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R CHA N T.83

inhearitshistory

t do , E f e n di m , r e pl i ed

possessiongiveyou

y , o ffermenoacknow ledgments, I

dedhastily , ashishostessw as

epthebauble , andIw ill

statedthatI

ulamerchantofmy

edyoufalse whenI

tenuationofmydis-

detoyouasecret

but youwillnot

allbethe periodwhich

a hundredfoldfor

havelavishedonme.

yourfingeris amere

scounterfe it Icametothe

le,andIhaveparted

um,savethis,whichI

ntiment,becauseithad

iendereheadmitted

turoustraffic.Many

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O F T H H A R E M.

cameladentoS tam-

ntothe treasuryof

rsare intheharemsofour

fewofthemeanestare

nd wonderofthe

secretdiscovered, the

rtion; but,mean-

eunbetrayed,Icoin

af-hane-f-himself.

ettledlikeacloud on

neHanoum,andshe

othe communication

eraw hile , she look edup,

Do Iunderstandthatyou

samesortinyour

n o ne ; * a n sw er e d th e g ue s t,

ndandprincipa l, Mech-

himselfmanufactures

ty to-morrow

ndif itbepermittedto

whichhavelit upmy

torof theMint.

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R CHA X T.85

set, Iw il lanswerforthe

lrepaythe debtof

heHanoumE f-

o f thestones, erehe

einthebe enstein, asa

yandour grati-

w w hereto f indyouf

t myselfseekand

pursuemeinvainf

fo rhew illscarce ly

brahiminthepalace

thegoodmerchantto

" sa idtheo ldw ^ oman;

wwordsofgreeting

ehis warrantwith

endim, w astheready

w nottheco lourofhis

rban. ] \ Iechmedis

avesthe caravanto

ty.Therearemany

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O F T H H A R E M.

nstein, andyourslave

restmerchandiseis

diamonds,andhe

offertotheHanoum

crone, a fteranother

w ouldhavek eptyou

ming,butthejewel

nvincesmeof your

artthento-morrow

nsetIsha lle pect

yyourfriend.It

erchandise,andto

isdesert-pilgrimage.

nds,and aslave,

crimsonandgold,

andprostratedhimself

w ithpeculiaremphasis;

endi,myhonouredguest,

ofentrance.A tday-

hinderhimnot Ihave

w as t h e br i ef r e pl y ;

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R CHA N T.87

wardsthe Defter-

nceal theastonish-

s raistresshad

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O F TH HA R E M.

R CHA N T. continued.

cein thathouseof

greatlytohissatis-

edinameanapart-

oorofentrance ; and,

hischambertoascer-

trudeduponfromany

fuponhisbed tothink

evening.That he

ngerhe wasfully

edatonce thathewas

hishostessforeven

fescapewhichnow

edthesparkleof

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ectedthejewel:he

truggle,ere,inthe

ad compelledherself

venyetshemightre-

stfearfulre f lectioncrossed

cameuneasyand

ghek new notw hat; andatin-

etectedthroughthe

treadof feetandthe

passedoverhim

chappearedtohise citedima-

whensuddenlyhebe-

no longercheatedhim,

de him,whosedeep

ehotand troubledto

antlyintoasitting

poken:buta small

vilyuponhis mouth,

omurmuredinhisear:

w el l fo un d ! B e c al m b e

r e lo s t H a ss a n is l o st a n d

acrifice ofyourindis-

eto lose l istentome

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C O F T H H A R E M .

shere,bowedby

eon,wherehewill be

friendtheDefter-dar,

pelledto applyforvast

sisthim.W henthe

rst returnsempty-

omradewillat onceend

ring: andIneednot

hegravebetraysno

whoarewasting

ta hundredfeet

ow stand.Thrice

ssan,whenhishours

saltowrite those

ccursedloveofgold

istressofthis impious

ecreatureswhomshe

tutoredinher wicked-

ur miserablebeauty

rooftheyoungand

theyarecompelledto

stence, so longasthe ir

redbytheir friends.

! canyounotsavehim

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R CHA N T.91

Ihavewatcliedover

myow nhunguponits

o lovehiminhis

dhimhither; but

edashervoicebecame

owIwouldgladlylay

appylife,toknow

.

Haste! haste! le tme

ter-dar.

ew hoursback , ' pur-

Ungtocontroulheran-

hy , but, f romthemoment

angewild hopegrew

fatedtosaveHassan

lestyourownta leshoulddes-

wisely,andfor themo-

not,however,that

ofthefalsediamond

HemdouneHanoum, w henin

rher fiendishavarice

tionande posure,will

ctionof itsfalsehood;

ve,placeyouat once

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O F T H H A R E M.

ery.W altnotfor

seetheriseof ano-

hesherbetofS aduk

keepthedoor,buteven

eepasthatof the

hisgirdle, andf ly

withhe lpandarms

othermoment fare-

ech-so.^'

dherhps,theDefter-

hehadlef thisside; and

dstreamof air,entering

nginthe wallofhis

fherdeparture.

lost,and,hastily

pelissewhichlaybeside

rtierstrodesilentlyinto

ampstillf lungadim

surroundingobjects,

toncedistinguishedthe

donhismatin aheavy

ndbut one,theDefter-

snocturnalvisitbe

nducehimtoe hibit

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R CHA N T.93

aplausibleprete tfor

elycamethereflection

d,intended,noaction

redasanapologyfor

andhadnotF e lech-soto ldhimthat

inmisery , andsuffering, and

despisedhimselfthat

entarilytotheprompt-

nd, bendingoverS aduk

mselfthathisslumber

ssedhimselfofthe huge

hefolds oftheshawl

ere longfoundhim-

onlightinthe open

ttoadmirethe

dshadewhich pre-

urriedon,but hastily

nhabitation; feeling

sentfromhishomefor

beenimpressedbythe

eventsoftheevening.

gtobreakover the

edhis owndoor,and

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O F T H H A R E M.

:andhe hadtraversed

morethanonce,and

richpelisse,andthe

posedhisturban,ere

mselfthat hehadnot

blousdream.A shis

selvesslowlyfromthe

htheywere involved,

athe hadretained

y,for themorehe

adventure,themorehe

lityandromance;

rativenecessityof

sures,inordertopre-

knewthathehad

pursue; andthat,

t was,hecouldnot

nyother means.

nfromofficehad the

presenceof theS ultan;

rongedforanew

muchself-respectto

asconsciousthate pos-

thing.A ndnow,

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R CHA N T.95

nd,it raightbe,that

enbyMourad,he was

the footofthethrone

asanactorinaw ildandques-

asamadandfoo l-hardyadven-

r-dardidnot falter

erevolted,andhe

he benthisway

supplicateanaudi-

lw asitforhimthathe

forthecourtastro-

eryundertakingof

this auspiciousmoon,

rt scontent and, asit

o offeredlittlesave

monarch,heatonce

scardedcourtier,and

hispetition,beit

henhesograciously

ednottobe repaidby

asthatof theE x -Trea-

yhearditto anend

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O F T H H A R E M.

es tl y : " B e h e y ! w ha t s

sourmostsanguine

venturetobefoundin

veyoubeenso longab-

y lordEx -Treasurer?

edtheman,thoughwe

ndyouareto return

ngHouri,saidyounot

tobeadmittedonyour

' ' repliedtheDef ter-dar,

ratebeforetheS ultan;

othepromise inordertosave

yse lf, Ihaveresolvedtokeepmy

yoursublimeapproval

owasupphantinthe

butthefable isatanend: the

be achievedbyforce;

harewith methe

w e s ha l l se e . Y o u f or g et t o

thee citedMourad;

rpart, eventotheend

f endi, andIw illper-

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R CHA N T.97

hmail,themanufac-

ah,it isagood

ellworth thelearning!

swithgold-dustwhen

ystery ! A ndnow ,

: wehaveof latehadsome

easury,andyou

ked-forandsowel-

nstant demonstration

,Defter-dar,andat

shall lookforyou,

uponoure pedi-

oncein thefavour

ong-forfeiteddignities,

redgarment,andwith-

museover hisun-

. ItwastoNef i- abah

butgradua lly the

throughthehousehold,

eyond; andlongere

restored favourite

whenhewasonce

anceofanadventure

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O F T H H A R E M.

ybenefitedhisfor-

lledwithlong-oblivious

ysei edwitheagerand

ocia landbodilywel-

e,theDefter-darwas

muchceremonytoa

hehadscarcelyentered

vidual,plainlycladin

rchant,advancingto-

dbare ly timetobendhis

entheSultane cla imed

se, Ibrahim, mybrother; w iththis

nvenientgarbIhave

shah.Weshould now

anacquaintyouasw e

planswhichIhave

ssof ourundertaking.

Thesunwillset

epledgedtoreturntothe

uneHanoumerenight-

w; andthegod

his goldenhairinthe

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R CHA N T.99

horus,whenthetwodis-

onthedoorof Hassan s

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C O F T H HA R E M .

R CHA N T continued.

pected; for,as

ter-dar sformervisit,

nsiderabletimeere

ened; but,atsightof

eofthemerchantIbra-

thementer,and as

ndthem.The words

ous,butits manner

ndhiscompanion,as

anditwaswithoutregret

g,andremained

while hehastenedto

r arrival.

n thestreet,they

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R CHA N T.101

ofdelayonthepart

fewsecondshad

flingofher shppers

and thetwomerchants

emergedfromthe

idethem.

y o u a re w e lc o me ; " s h e e -

w e ll f o un d , ' w a s th e r ea d y

eyrepeatedthesalam

ahim, mysonT she

rcenessshe couldnot

terhav ingplayedthetruant

o giveusroomto

ndyourhonesty,you

urpromise,whenwe

againreceivingyou

n,isthe honourable

hmedCad ireIsh-

omyhouse; andthe

ompanion.B utcome,

d, somew hatimpatiently ; " the

etime. Then, asshe

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em,attendedbythe

mutteredin alow-

chedtheearof the

date lybehindher: " A nd

tones ascore! poor

a r e th e y no t a ll m i ne a Z Z ? "

a clenchingofthe

hemeasureofher

dim, te llme, shesa id, a

you,Ibrahim,myfriend,

hee ce llentmerchant,

methatI neglecthim

me, Iprayyou, whereforeyou

ight,like onewho

danyofferyouinsultor

dsuspicion,orweak

Tellmehonestly,

f endijestsw ithher

eplyof theDef ter-dar; " the

eed longseeking.

omewhatruffledme,

ects,Ipassedfrom

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R CHA N T.103

hat Imightbreathe

ractedby thesight

newatoncethat he

rememberedthatthe

umandherwholehouse-

anceofthis snoring

m,forthethoughtstruck

alessonmore likelyto

anyreproaches; and

enatsomeincon-

artwithouthisas-

tohimthathis

rsomecircumstances,

chief.If Idid

ndiw illpardonme as

whenthey should

a ivander theyare

one, sa idtheoldcrone;

art.I havemyself

ubeganso bravely;

hattheslaveS aduk

stagain.

,the partyemerged

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ngwhichtheyhad

dfoundthemselvesin

ighted,andoccupied

eauties,amongwhom

ecogni edF e lech-so .

utationtothebright

glanceat theold

thsatisfactionthatevery

ishedfromher hag-

edonthe sumptuous

s,andsuppliedwith

hefairhands ofher

ndthentheimpatienceof

meuncontroulable,

emerchantMechmed

yhis diamonds.

ndthrusthishand

e,butsuddenlywith-

onhisbrowwithan

n. " A i r ! a ir ! " " h e e -

Ibrahim, a ir, o rIfa intr

shoutedthehostessinher

la tticesbef irm, andthrow

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R CHA N T.105

yenotthattheEf fendi

obeythebidding;

with therapidityof

decasementback

and, asthesw eetbreathof

eapartment,themer-

gobletofwater,ten-

ladies,completed

timeingratifying

s.

anoumamounted

uest spreadbefore

ewelsoftheImperial

ersopenedandshut,

yclutchingthem in

esfastenedonthem asif

appearance,andwould

e m br ut - f- M ai ta p I F e l e ch -

s h e e c l ai m ed , a dd r es s in g t he i n di v id u al s

cedtofa ll; " w ehave

-night! Theransom

JMoonlight.

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C O P TH H A R E M .

dnow w ewillw astenomore

ots,whohavebrought

w -string; " andshe

ds,tosummonsome

ter-darsei edher

eshouted, " F oo lsI

ement,ifyouwouldnot

onus,andcallhither

arew etobef rightened

ftwohair-brained

ngto thewindow,

elech-so,whohad

besideit; andthepro-

sthe doorwasarrested

eflunghimselfacross

omhisgirdle,and

asement.Thereport

ya shrillcryfrom

ngmosque; andthe

nchedfromthehandof

aggerwhich shehad

mwasfullofarmed

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R CHA N T.107

ouredin through

nallsides ofthe

rof theirarms,and

ursuedeachother

gesofthe house,

thesilenceofthe

ultanstoodinthis

ntedasingularspec-

stratedthemselves

rtherichPersiancarpet

chhadbeen scattered

Defter-darwiththe

treof thef loorstoodthe

dhis eyebrightwitha

rnerof theapart-

heragroupof lovely

dwanwithfear;

o ldanda ure, lay the

so,oneroundwhitearm

divan,andaslender

mherbosomto the

ultanhadbeenfired

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terminatedthelifeof

ch-so.

wretchedHem-

strungbytwoofher

madecaptivebythe

rnly,Mourad,as

ngbeforehim,in-

andthen,selecting

andF erhat,whohad

urof terminatinghis

dby toseehiswillac-

terednocry made

^ butsubmittedtoherfatew itha

rimpiouslife and,

lung downbyher

anbadethemconducthim

totheDefter-darwas

evaults beneaththe

intodungeons; where,

th,andwretchedness,

enuatedbyhunger,

yHassan,buta score

menof wealthor

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R CHA N T.109

eenlostto their

sonersmay be

gni edtheirdeliverers.

theDefter-dar,and

swerestruck oflP,he

aninquiry forF elech-

f low edthefasterwhenhe

din theserviceofher

anionsthere isno

ereEasternw omenw ho

thelaw,itis not

w hile it iscerta inthat, in

ntssubsequenttothis

deofacertainHassan

ceof S tateduring

ofS ultanMourad

mprobable,asthistalewillappear

sneverthelessstrictlytrue ; having

vesofthe TurkishE mpire,and

um,theLadyS ecretaryofthe

thepurposeofbe ingcommunicatedtome,

nstantinople,intheyear 1836.

dinE ngland, A murathH. , w asa

re,andofgreatpersonalcourage.

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w el l do ne , we ll d on e ! " e -

asthefairMas-

" Y ' A l l a h ! ' t i s a

shavedrankit in

ly,asyouforewarned

saddest.Thecalam

grownbesideaswift

thebree eofeven-

w h at c a n I sa y ? m e-

aleofhappier

.

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O F TH HA R E M.HI

edbylifting her

ononwhichshe had

cedhernarrative,and

as, withrapid

hthefollowingbal-

.

ntains,howgladsometheyare;

doneissw eeterby far,

asbrightastheday ,

etobear meaway.

dmydark tresseswithblossomandgem,

dnesstolavishonthem

r theymademehisbride ,

initspassionatepride.

totheriderw hocomeslik ethew ind;

t, andnofettercanbind; "

which wewelcomenomore,

angerhasf ledw iththegiaourI

d a rl i ng ; " s a id t h e fa i r

,as adeepblush

som; " Il ik eyour

history,for ittellsa

sten. ^

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smiledhercompanion, " and

fallofthefountains,

n themimosatrees,

birds; fo r, truly , they

hefairfriendsre-

cetothe calmbeauty

fthoughtwhichit

approachedwithinti-

posedpayingavisit

eningmeal; and.his

adinesstoreceive

rwardsremovedto

chthesupperhad

dants.

atin,sprinkledwith

besidethesilver tray

beserved; napkinsof

s gossamer,e qui-

ngedwithcoloured

refullyacross their

tepidrose-water,

vaseintoabasinof

oweredupontheir

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O F TH HA R E M.113

dtherepast com-

ndingf romthelow

rtment,passedthe

singly,fromhandto

oher mistresssettingit

knees.

asthemealpro-

paniedbythevoicesof

groupedtogetheratthe

om. Therew erethede-

seasonedforce-meat;

r,honey,and oil;

reparationofthickened

esof inferiorblanc

theOrienta ls, andeaten

ose-water; kibaubsof

rsofjasminewood;

ed,androlledinvine-

lmas,asimilarprepa-

tchorba,orsoupof

riedbeef,preparedwith

uteforham; andall

oappetitewhichfill

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entalrepast and,

richlycolouredwith

dwithquails.S herbets

d,havingoncemore

perfumedwater,

Greekfriendre-

nto awaitthecoming

d thetallsyca-

viewweregleaming

hile, astheraysfellupon

mediatelybelowthe

tpinktint uponthe

paleblossomsof the

eeteveningclose

ybelovedland! sighed

an; " canyounot

nkamou,thegloryof

eblessedvalley,

notimeto loca liseher

sspeaking,thetapestry

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O F TH HA R E M.115

wasliftedbyacouple

shaenteredthe

sa idtheSatrap, asthe

repliedhisw ife , ashe

a; whiletheGreek,

silent inanattitude

i s y ou r h um ou r g oo d ? "

ngwife bentherknee,

erlipsandbrow.

g oo df " " w as th ea ns we r; ' m y

eheartofhisslave,

thesisterof her

hefirst timetowards

ch , k i e m m y da u gh t er ; "

vemuchtothank you

andthehghtrestored

tence; youhavebeena

keemwhomIhave

nanass andthe

uhavebroughtbackjoy

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C O F T H H A R I M.

bringsbackHght.

valuableasthepre-

sureasthe Paradiseof

at,while thewise

edupon myheadthe

uhavespreadformy

t? "

t h e K a d eu n H an o um h a s

andwehavebroken

ofmemory ; w asthe

nitis sad,everlovesto

therivermay f low

itswatershaveall

urce,and theycannot

p as t s a id t h e

ashetookfromthe

hlyornamented

udaka,orbowl,was

" isitnotbosh

hasbeen sung,the

esherbetthathas

hey? B ashustun O n

reevenlessthan

a id i t .

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O F TH HA R E M.IIJ

S i t , my s o ul ; " w a s h i s

hew ithdrew foraninstant

,and turnedtowards

fitingbythisgracious

dherse lfonthee -

whichhewascom-

tionofthehandim-

the youngGreek,

r placeonapile of

friend.

id t h e S a t r ap a m o me n t af t er

avebeensearchingfor

cleverness,andI find

brainonewith

Hai true, youare

your nationare

avesofknowledge,

rsofcommunication

nmatesofourharems

h p r ai s e be t o A l l a h ! s i t qu i et l y

fewpiastres,pur-

s; butyoudomore

reasadaughterofF rangistan

eUnbelievers, w howalk the

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aked,andpour dust

abashes,thewisemen

up theirfeetupon

ur thesherbetof

arning.Mashallah!

t h e F r a nk s a re h o gs a n d th e ir

heitan,andthehand-

andthePashaspatupon

cebyindignationand

F rank s, w hatarethey,

m?" ask edtheC ir-

wnhusbandsholdthem

me andgoasthey

enin theirharems,

unrebuk ed? A re

evers? "

a id; w hyshouldw eta lk of

" repliedthePasha;

me, w anderingf romhouse

linguponevery

mokesf romthechibouqueof

w o nd e rf u l ! "

o faLord,

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O F TH HA R E M.119

dupononeofthese

k edtheHanouman i-

dthatw asatS tamboul,

mypashalik; and,

d ag a in h e a ss u me d a n e p r e s si o n of

' S hehadneitherturbanupon

nherhands! WhenI

a curtain,forI

ment,shehada

,and shewastracing

olumeaknotof

reher; andIswearby

arcelytelltheprecise

hethadgiven life.

eathofpeace ina

ouldlaughat himto

de e d ' ' m u rm u re d t he

imetherew assi-

laybesideher,wearied

towhichshe had

sten, swepther

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